# Today’s Logistics Report: Hedging on Futures; Flooding Swamps Midwest; Paying Higher Premiums - WSJ

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- Date: 2019-03-29 · published 2019-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60296-today-s-logistics-report-hedging-on-futures-flooding-swamps-midwest-paying
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Midwest flooding continues to disrupt grain logistics, which can widen basis and raise freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/todays-logistics-report-hedging-on-futures-flooding-swamps-midwest-paying-higher-premiums-11553869601

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